Reading and Loving |
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The title says it all, and there is probably no other book that focuses so closely on the completely non-technical truth that kids learn well in an expressively affectionate environment where their own language and experience is genuinely respected. Published in 1977 by Routledge & Kegan Paul in hardback it is an assemblage of anecdote and sensible comment. Leila as always finds herself watching and listening to children in their own worlds, and finds everywhere champions and villains, the illustrations of her argument. Leila's aim is that all children's first experience of reading should be a loving and sensuous one, so that they can come to discover the power of books for themselves. She does not seek to bring the world of school into the baby's life; rather, she tries to bring the world of the baby - the energetic, naturally-developing human being - into school life. Written in a clear and readable style, this is an essential book for all parents and teachers who wish their children to learn to read with pleasure.
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